Really stumped on my 2 local crosswords this week. One at a time!
     A charming staff set up in North America (5,4)
                             _  _  _  _  M / _  _  _  _ 
       
          Slight prevarication about material texture (5)  _  I  _  _  _ 
        
          Not necessarily a sentimental film (6,7) 
                      _  O  _  _  _  _   /  _ I  _  _  _  _  _ 
      A collection of pieces sounding melodious (5)  _  U  _  _  _  
    Live with the commanding officer - just routine (7)  _  _  _  A  _  _  _ 
  Communication causes a mix-up a long time after(7) _  _  _  S  _  _  _ 
And that is only the first one! it looks like the whole crossword, but I promise, I have answered about 20 clues! Honest!